Funding
Opportunitiesin the German-Speaking Countries

Max Planck Research Award 2011

Excellent scientists and scholars of all nationalities who are expected to
continue producing outstanding academic achievements in international
collaboration - not least with the assistance of this award - are eligible to
be nominated for the Max Planck Research Award.

On an annually-alternating basis, the call for nominations addresses areas
within the natural and engineering sciences, the life sciences, and the humanities.

The Max Planck Research Award 2011 will be awarded in the area of
engineering sciences in the field of Intelligent Systems.

Sofja Kovalevskaja Award 2011

Submit an application if you are a successful top-rank junior researcher
from abroad, only completed your doctorate with distinction in the last
six years, and have published work in prestigious international
journals or publishing houses. The Sofja Kovalevskaja Award allows you to spend
five years building up working groups and working on a high-profile, innovative
research project of your own choice at a research institution of your own choice
in Germany.

Scientists and scholars from all disciplines may apply directly to the
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. The Humboldt Foundation plans to grant up to
eight Sofja Kovalevskaja Awards. The award is valued at 1.65 million EUR.

Humboldt Research Award

The award is granted in recognition of a researcher's entire achievements to
date to academics whose fundamental discoveries, new theories, or insights have
had a significant impact on their own discipline and who are expected to
continue producing cutting-edge achievements in the future.

Academics from abroad, regardless of their discipline or nationality, may be
nominated for a Humboldt Research Award. The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
particularly encourages the nomination of qualified female academics.

Award winners are invited to spend a period of up to one year cooperating on
a long-term research project with specialist colleagues at a research
institution in Germany. The stay may be divided up into blocks.

The Humboldt Foundation grants up to 100 Humboldt Research Awards annually.

Nominations may be submitted by established academics in Germany. Direct
applications are not accepted. The award is valued at 60,000 EUR.

In 1995 DFG started to extend
cooperation with Israel on a trilateral basis including Palestinian scientists.
In this scheme the principal investigator in Germany may also apply for and
receive funds destined for his Israeli and Palestinian co-investigators.

The funding of trilateral projects
involving scientists and researchers from Germany, Israel and Palestine aims to
support peaceful development in the Middle East. In appropriate cases it is
possible for a partner from another of Israel’s neighbouring countries to
participate in a trilateral project, either instead of, or in addition to, the
Palestinian partner.

New initiatives may be submitted in
the form of a preliminary proposal.

Pre-proposals should be submitted in
e-format to Ms. Alma Lessing at the Rashut no later than 15/09/2010.Submission Date at Funding Agency: 01/10/2010
Details About Submission Date: There are two
submission cycles every year for pre-proposal: 1 April and 1 October.

The DFG funds bilateral
Israeli-German research projects since the 1960s. In this scheme the principal
investigator in Germany applies for and receives funds destined for his Israeli
co-investigators. The work of the DFG serves all branches of science and the
humanities to reflect its role as the self-governing organization of German
science and research.

The DFG is Germany`s national
research foundation and geared at German scientists only. However: Israeli
scientists may be added to a research proposal as "subcontractors."

Submission Date at the Authority for
Research & Development: All Year
Submission Site: The Authority for Research & Development

DAAD Scholarship Programmes 2011/2012 - Research stays for
University Academics and Scientists

Funding
Opportunities for Young Researchers

(PhD-students,
post-docs)

in
the German-Speaking Countries

Ernst Mach Grant for students from non-European countries for studying a
fulltime programme at an Austrian university of applied sciences

The ÖAD/ACM on behalf of and
financed by the BMWF provide research fellowships for students from non-European
countries for studying a fulltime program at an Austrian university of applied
sciences, for a duration of 4-10 months.

Educating and training junior
scientists is of primary importance for the future of science, research, and
innovation in Germany. In 1999, the Max Planck Society together with the
Association of Universities and Other Education Institutions in Germany
launched an initiative to promote junior scientists called the International
Max Planck Research Schools (IMPRS). These Schools offer especially gifted
students from Germany and abroad the possibility to prepare for their Ph.D.
exam in a structured program providing excellent research conditions. The
doctoral students obtain grants for up to three years.

The International Max Planck Research
Schools - in cooperation between Max Planck Institutes and Universities - are
centers of scientific excellence in innovative and interdisciplinary research
areas such as molecular biology, the neurosciences, computer science,
demography, law, plasma physics, and polymer research.

Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers

Submit an application if you are a researcher from abroad with above average
qualifications, at the beginning of your academic career and only completed
your doctorate in the last four years. A Humboldt Research Fellowship
for postdoctoral researchers allows you to carry out a long-term research
project (6-24 months) you have selected yourself in cooperation with an
academic host you have selected yourself at a research institution in Germany.

Scientists and scholars of all nationalities and disciplines may apply to
the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation directly at any time. The Humboldt
Foundation grants approximately 600 Humboldt Research Fellowships for
postdoctoral researchers and experienced
researchers annually. Short-term study visits, participation in congresses
and training courses cannot be financed.

Research Grants for Doctoral
Candidates and Young Academics and Scientists

Application deadline: 31 October each year

The grants are offered to highly qualified graduates of
all disciplines. The duration (min. 1 month, max. 3,5
years) depends on the research subject.

The DAAD will pay an appropriate flat-rate travel
allowance.

Applicants from Israel for research grants must be able
to prove that they hold at least a Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.Sc.)

At the time of application, generally no more than six
years should have passed since the graduate gained the last degree; in the
case of doctoral students, no more than three years should have passed
since starting the doctoral process; and in the case of postdocs, no more
than two years should have passed since gaining the doctorate. Applicants
for a short term grant (up to 6 months) who hold a doctoral degree: no
more than four years should have passed since gaining the doctorate.

Call for proposals for German-Israeli Minerva Schools 2012

Deadline: 4 February 2011

The Minerva Foundation is inviting proposals to hold a German-Israeli Minerva School in 2012.
Minerva Schools may be held in all areas of research with a focus on young Israeli and German scientists (i.e. especially post doctoral- and doctoral students). Minerva Schools aim at enabling first contacts, scientific discourse, exchange of ideas and also interaction with select senior scientists. In this sense the funding provided is seed money to establish new collaborative efforts. The venue may be in either Germany or Israel.
Minerva Schools are funded with up to EUR 25,500. The funding shall be spent to support all junior scientists (especially post doctoral- and doctoral students) involved and cover their travel, boarding, and lodging expenses. Senior scientists (lecturers) may also receive financial support, however no honoraria.
Please send proposals in English only (by e-mail) and include the following points:

Content and subject area that the Minerva School will be dealing with

Specific topics to be addressed during the school

Future impact of the school for the field of research

Planned course of the programme (including a schedule)

Outline of expected participants including their home universities (in both countries, the participants should come from different universities; the ratio between the numbers of Israeli and German participants should be approximately equal)